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Optional Buyback Program Could See Assault-Style Gun Ban Unravel, Group Warns
A leading proponent of stricter gun control says allowing owners of recently banned firearms to keep them would make it easier for a different government to reverse the ban in future.
Face Masks are Mandatory For Uber Passengers & Drivers In Canada
Uber has announced that all Uber drivers and passengers in Canada will have to wear a mask from Monday, May 18. According to the statement, both drivers… Read more »
May 15: Applications Will Open for the Canada Emergency Student Benefit This Friday
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau today announced that the Canada Emergency Student Benefit application process will open this Friday, May 15. The CESB will be available from May… Read more »
Endangered Masai Giraffe Baby Born at the Toronto Zoo
The Toronto Zoo has announced the birth of Giraffa camelopardalis tippelskirchi calf (Masai Giraffe). The announcement comes on heels of successful hatching of critically endangered Madagascar spider… Read more »
Union: Thousands of Hospital Staff in Ontario Excluded From Pandemic Pay Increase
Thousands of hospital staff in Ontario are not eligible for the province’s pandemic pay premium, the union that represents them said Tuesday as the government left open the possibility of… Read more »
The 12 Outstanding Designs that Won 2020 Governor General’s Medals in Architecture
The Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (RAIC) and the Canada Council for the Arts have announced the recipients of the Governor General’s Medals in Architecture. The awards… Read more »
Toronto Zoo Shares the Birth Story of Arctic Wolf Pups
The Arctic wolf pack at the Toronto Zoo has some brand new additions and a terrible loss. The zoo reported that both adult Arctic wolf females, Dora… Read more »
ShopHERE: Toronto Launches Program to Help Local Businesses Open Free Online Stores
The city of Toronto has launched ShopHERE, a program to help Toronto independent businesses and artists open a free online store to minimize the economic impact of… Read more »
Ontario Permits Proms and End of the Year Ceremonies, Asks School Boards to Reschedule Functions
Ontario Minister of Education Stephen Lecce through a statement announced that school boards, subject to local COVID-19 health and safety limitations, can proceed with celebrations of student… Read more »
Federal Government Announces Financing Help for the Country’s Biggest Companies
The country’s largest employers will soon be able to land federal financing to help weather the COVID-19 economic crisis, but are being warned they’ll need to open themselves… Read more »
Ontario Reopens Provincial Parks and Conservation Reserves From May 11
The Ontario government has reversed the earlier decision of provincial parks closure until May 31. Today, the Government announced that it is opening provincial parks and conservation… Read more »
Canadian Snowbirds Cancel Southern Ontario Flyover Scheduled for May 9
The Canadian Snowbirds were planning to flypast parts of Southern Ontario today as part of the cross-country tour aimed at boosting morale as Canadians continue to struggle… Read more »
Toronto Raptors Permitted Limited Access to OVO Centre
The Toronto Raptors will be allowed limited access to OVO Athletic Centre as of Monday, two months after the NBA suspended play due to COVID-19.
The Raptors and Maple Leafs Sports and Entertainment Ltd., announced guidelines — including just one player in the building at a time — to permit workouts at the practice facility just west of downtown Toronto.The safeguards including allowing only access to the court. Locker rooms, medical facilities, offices, the weight room, and other areas of the building will remain closed.
COVID-19: What is Allowed/Open in Toronto Parks
As Ontario takes basic steps in reopening by allowing garden centres, hardware stores to open, the city of Toronto also has made changes to the way parks… Read more »
Home Depot Stores in Ontario Will Reopen From May 9
Home Depot Stores will be open from Saturday, May 9 for in-store shopping. Garden centres in Ontario stores will open on May 8th. Home Depot said that some stores might temporarily pause curbside or in-store pick-up orders and Ontario stores will not be accepting returns until May 19.
Toronto Based Carpet Company is Making Social Distancing Carpets
Now that Canada is slowly reopening with strict physical distancing guidelines, a carpet company that specialises in supplying carpets for events have introduced a brand new carpet… Read more »
You Will Have to Wear a Face Mask If You Want to Shop at T&T Supermarket
After Canada’s Public Health agency recommended non-medical masks to protect others around you when you are in places where it is difficult to ensure proper physical distancing,… Read more »
Toronto Closing Down Some Streets to Car Traffic in Favour of Pedestrians and Cyclists
Officials in Toronto announced measures to help residents resume regular routines on Wednesday, pledging to close some roads and improve cycling infrastructure in a bid to let people circulate… Read more »
This is What is Open in Ontario From May 8, 2020
The Ontario government has announced that it is allowing all retail stores with a street entrance to provide curbside pickup and delivery, as well as in-store payment… Read more »
Critically Endangered Madagascar Spider Tortoise Baby Born at the Toronto Zoo
Toronto Zoo has announced the successful hatching of a baby Madagascar spider tortoise. This is the first hatching of a Madagascar spider tortoise at the Toronto Zoo…. Read more »
Ontario Extends Low Hydro Rates, Emergency Orders Until May 19
Ontario is extending a period of lower hydro rates as well as its emergency orders. The orders, which were set to expire today, include the closure of… Read more »
May Supermoon: Don’t miss the last Supermoon of 2020 – Super Flower Moon
This year’s last super moon will appear on Thursday, May 7th, 2020. The moon will appear full for about 2 – 3 days around this time, i.e.,… Read more »
Video Shows a Suspected Porch Thief Throwing Rocks at Police Officer in Downtown Toronto
YouTube user, Erin Leslie posted a video on the platform showing a person throwing rocks at a Toronto Police Officer and breaking the windows of the officer’s… Read more »
City of Toronto to Open Community Gardens and Allotment Gardens
The City of Toronto has announced that it will begin opening community gardens and allotment gardens from this week for the 2020 gardening season. Through a news… Read more »